V10 suggestion

[Code_Breaker]

I have a suggestion for verison 10 of MasterCAM.

 

The tool "radmill.mc9" uses faulty geometry

 

Presently, it uses the tip diameter only and no shank diameter is called out. Therefore, MC automatically calculates the shank diameter by the tip diameter and the radius. To generate the correct cutter path, you have to make the tip diameter the same as the shank diameter. But, you can't use this tool path in verify.

 

The suggestion is to add the shank diameter to the tool geometry. This way the tool will (or should) work in verify.

 

Just a suggestion. I know someone will say, don't use the tool, but we do. Or they might say, make a custom tool. I rather see MC working the way the real world works.

 

 

Code_Breaker

[Guest CNC Apps Guy 1]

Hey code, I already sent this in last year and they made note of it. I added some things to the tool definition page to reflect an actual Radius mill. Don't know if or when it will be added but I was encouraged by the discussion.

[Code_Breaker]

Good to hear that . . . was a thread or discussion?

[Guest CNC Apps Guy 1]

It was a few e-mails between myself and the QC Manager at CNC Software.

 

Basically I took a screen shot of the current tool definition. Brought it into MS Paint and added another field to define the shoulder diameter. The part I was doing at the time required me to go up close to a shoulder and I did not catch that there would be a problem until it was almost too late. So I sent in the suggestion and we had some discussion about it. I ended up having to grind the tool shoulder down to make it work. Man I'm soo glad I was a machinist before I started programming...

 

JM2C

[Code_Breaker]

Same here (I started on the floor via EDD - UAW retraining 12 yrs ago) . . .

 

As for the tool, fortunately, it was a 1/8 dia that just snapped when it hit the wall . . . no damaged (this time). we had to grind the shank as well.

 

Thanks for the info.

[Guest CNC Apps Guy 1]

You know there is a GREAT tool company right around the corner from you right? Cal-Tool. They have a couple CNC Grinders with another one onthe way. They can pretty much do anything you want. Prices are reasonable too.

[Code_Breaker]

We have two CNC grinder ourselves here at Fairway

[Jayson Kramer]

Code_Breaker, are you new at Fairway?

Or did we meet when I was out there?

 

thanks Jay

[Code_Breaker]

Jay, been here since Oct '03 . . .was at Luther Lane Tool Corp (now called Century West) in Anaheim for 12 yrs prior to coming here.